“Them as can do has to do for them as can't. And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.” (II)

5 was a lawyer. A prosecutor I think... In his time he saw the depths of depravity to which humanity could sink. It inspired him to be noble and to do all that he could to make sure that the scum of the earth got the punishment they deserved. He had a reputation for zealousness and somebody like that is going to rub some dangerous people the wrong way. He was prosecuting a case against a major figure in the criminal underworld. Some of the figure's friends approached him. They told him to do whatever he could to make sure the defense won. He refused. The next day his family was killed. I guess they hoped this would make him give in. It didn't. It broke his spirit, but instead of making him want to do as they said he wanted them to kill him. He won the case and they came for him.

That is when The Quiet came to his aid. The Quiet protected him from his assailants and when Zero found him she told him about The Quiet and The Promise of Oblivion. He was hesitant. He didn't necessarily want to end everything. He still believed the world was mostly good, but he joined The Children anyway if for no other reason than for revenge and because the hollow emptiness he felt inside after the death of his family left him with no where else to go.